of chicago



J. L. FLANNERY, In.

DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED 001.3. ms.

1 ,325,238. Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. PLANNER-Y,- 3 13., OF'CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE BOYE NEEDLE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY-CABINET.

Application filed October 3, 1918.

T0 aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN L. FLANNERY, J12, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Display-Cabinets, of which the following-is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to display cabinets adapted to facilitate the storing and sale of small articles of merchandise, such as crochet needles.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive cabinet adapted to the purpose of storing small articles of merchandise and facilitating the sale thereof. v

The" invention is illustrated, in its preferred embodiment, in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a display cabinet embodying the invention; Fig. '2', a verticalsectional view taken as indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a broken plan sectional view taken as indicated at line8 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, a view of a crochet needle and its sheath, the improved cabinet beingespeci'ally usefulfor storing and displaying articles of this character.

In the prefer ed embodiment, which is illustrated, A represents acasing having a supporting base A adapted to rest on a counter and B, an inclined tray supported in the casing, and which is preferably removable therefrom.

In the illustration given, the casing A comprises the rectangular base A triangular end walls 1 rising therefrom; an in clined wall 2 constituting a fixed cover for the lower front portion of the casing; a swinging rear wall 3 which is connected with the lower rear corners of the end walls 1 by means of pivots 3 and a front upper closure 1 which is connected, by hinges 4, with the upper edge-portion of the inclined top wall 2, and which is provided with atransparent wall, or window, 44, which may be of glass. The casing is pro vided interiorly with rearwardly and upwardly-inclined guides 5 which are at tached to the inner surfaces of the end walls 1, and are adapted to support the tray B in the inclined position.

The tray B, which is removable, comprises two series of elongated compartments, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919'.

Serial No. 256,667.

front series being designated B and the rear series being designated 13 These series are arranged one back of the other and in stepped relation. The tray is constructed with a rear wall 6 and a wall 7 which is parallel thereto and separated therefrom by a space, and separated from the inclined wall 2 of the casing, which is also parallel thereto by a similar space. The compartn'ients are formed by longitudinal partition members 8 and 9, the former be-' ing interposed between the walls 6 and 7 and the latter being in front of and attached to the wall 7 and having their free edges adjacent the inner surface of the inclined top member 2 of the casing. The compartments are provided with bottom walls 10, which bear a stepped relation to each other. The tray is furthermore provided with the side walls 11.

The compartments of the series B are open at their front sides and at their upper ends, but when the tray is in position, the inclined wall 2 of the casing affords a front wall for the lower portions of the compartments of this series. The wall 7 affords a front wall for the lower portions of the compartments of the B series, while the upper ends of these compartments are open and, in effect, the upper portions of the front walls of the compartments of the B series are cut away.

C designates a crochet needle; and C designates a sheath for the needle. In Fig. 1, a few of the crochet needles are represented in one of the compartments of the front series, and a few crochet needles are represented in the compartment immediately back thereof in the rear series. The crochet needles are arranged with their handle-portions in the lower portions of the compartments, so that their hook-portions are eX- posed to view by reason of the fact that the front walls of the compartments are, in effect, cut away at their upper portions. This enables the needles to be viewed through the window 4 as the needles lie in their compartments. The glass 4 is provided at its lower portion with a series of numbers D, these numbers running from 1 to 7 and being disposed over the several compartments; also, the glass is provided at its upper portion with a series of numbers D running from 8 to 14, these numbers being placed in position to correspond with the compartments of the rear series. These numbers correspond with the numbers designating the sizes of the crochet needles, so that the needles may be arranged in assorted sizes in the tray, thus enabling the salesman to find them readily when a given size is desired by a customer.

The space in the rear lower portion of the casing beneath the tray is divided into compartments 12 and 13, as indicated in Fig. 3. In the compartment 12 are shown a number of sheaths C It is common to provide such sheaths for the hook-portion of the crochet needle, so that when a sale is effected, the needle may be carried readily by the customer. The compartment 12 affords a convenient place for keeping the sheaths.

Access to the needles in the tray may be gained by swingin the closure 4; forwardly about the hinges a If desired, the rear wall 3 of the casing may be swung rear wardly about the pivots 3, thus enabling the tray to be removed from the casing with facility. This enables the tray to be filled conveniently, and re-inserted in the casin Also, it enables the tray to be removed for the purpose of cleansing, from time to time.

While it is preferred to have the tray removable, this is not an indispensable feature. The same may be said with reference to the inclination of the tray. It is desirable that a plurality of series of compartments be employed, and that these series of compartments bear a stepped relation to each other, and that they have open front sides at their upper portions. The cabinet described is simple, inexpensive, and well adapted to its purpose.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and n0 unnecessary limitation should be understood therefrom, but the appended able inclined tray disposed back of said inclined wall and having a series of elongated compartments which are open at the front side of their upper portions, said inclined top wall serving as a front wall for the tray.

2. In a display cabinet, the combination of a casing of substantially triangular longitudinal section, said casing having a pivoted rear wall and having an inclined top wall.

equipped with a pivoted closure provided with a window, and an inclined tray mounted in said casing comprising a plurality of series of elongated rearwardly inclined compartments, said series arranged one partially beneath the other and in stepped relation and said compartments having open front sides at their upper portions and having open upper ends.

3. In a display cabinet, the combination of a casing of triangular lon itudinal section, said casing having an inclined top wall equipped with a pivoted closure provided with a window, and a tray in said casing comprising a front series of compartments and a rear series of compartments occupying a stepped relation to each other, the inclined wall of said casing affording a front wall for the lower portions of the compartments of the front series, and the rear wall of the front series of compartments affording a front wall for the lower portions of the rear series, the upper portions of the compartments of the rear series being open at their front sides.

JOHN L. FLANNERY, JR. 

